Products & Services
News covering new and developing products and services from companies supporting estate and letting agents and the wider residential property industry.
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Broker caught up in Hiscox policy furore wants to ‘help affected agents’
Gallagher, which is the industry-approved broker for Hiscox insurance, says it is doing everything possible to aid affected estate agency businesses.
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‘Virtual viewings without having to revisit a property during lockdown’
Reapit is offering its customers FocalAgent's virtual viewings service that uses existing property photos to enable agents to offer 'accompanied viewings'.
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Proptech lettings platform and landlord mortgage service join forces
Teclet, which announced its partnership with MAB in August, says agents can now offer landlords a mortgage and remortgage service as part of the tenancy…
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Business interruption insurance lets down agent as Coronavirus hits
Estate agent Mark Rath says he assumed his policy would help recoup revenues lost during the Coronavirus downturn, but has been bitterly disappointed to discover…
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Professional indemnity insurance – risks and premiums on the up
As agents struggle to conduct their businesses in the crisis, more PI claims – and hikes in premiums – seem inevitable.
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Goodlord offers help to ease agents’ cash-flow problems
Called 'Pay As You Get Paid' the scheme includes, unofficially, a free T shirt sent out to all its contacts and customers to raise morale…
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Rightmove gets behind virtual viewings with more tech developments
After listening to concerns about how agents can generate more property enquiries for their existing listings, the troubled portal has revealed more ways for agents'…
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Rightmove upgrades app to include walk-through virtual viewings
Portal is tight-lipped about the upgrade but agents and suppliers say the upgrade went live on the app several days ago.
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Guest blog: ‘Proptech doesn’t make estate agents lazy’
Virtual viewings firm Matterport's European boss makes a stand on the benefits of tech within the property industry.
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Agent fury as Rightmove takes payments without 75% discount
Following last week’s U-turn on its Coronavirus support package, Rightmove admits some agents were billed incorrectly.
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